Thank you, @peculiarmary. I agree with what you said. God makes all things beautiful in His time ("In His Tiime" is the first Gospel hymn that I learnt as a child - and I still sing it out loud or in my head up to this day when I am feeling impatient).

When I was 16 years old, I prayed to God for a man I would marry someday. I always envisioned the type of man that I would like to spend the rest of my life with. Of course, it didn't happen. God had a different plan for me. I met my husband when I was 27 and married him two years later. So, God answered my prayer 11 years later after my first prayer, although not exactly what I had dreamed of.

I know that God will also give you the man whom you will spend the rest of your life with. You will be able to discern if the person is "the one" for you. God will give you wisdom to make good decisions in your life.

My mother-in-law carried her baby for 9 months, then a day or two after giving birth, the baby died. Then it happened again the following year. This was years before my husband was even born. But she never lost her faith. God allowed things to happen not because it was His intention to hurt us. God is faithful and just, no matter what is happening in the world. Our lives here on earth is only temporary, and our purpose is to live our lives preparing for our eternity with Him.